Grain-spout.



R. D. WHITMORE.

GRAIN SPOUT. APPLICATION FILED IIIAY25. ISI?.

lr iTED STATES PATENT our? RALPHl D. WHITMORE, OFGALVA, ILLINOIS.

GRAIN-SPOUT.

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Specification oLetters Patent.

Patented nee. i7, i918.

Application led May 25', 1917. Serial No. 170,869.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, RALPH D. WHITMORE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gralva, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Grain-Spouts; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the nvention, which will enable others skilled in t-he art to which it appertains to make and use the saine.

Vderstood, I have This invention relates to improvements in spouts and more particularly to a spout of a tapered or conical form used for conveying grain and the like. y

An object of the present invention is to provide a certain desired manner of securing a removable or renewable bottom of a spout section in position Where it will be firmly and permanently held until necessary to remove it. y A

Another objectl of the invention is to furnish a spout section having a removable portion upon which the grain or other material is conveyed, providing one of the parts of the structure with a notch, and the removable portion with a stud to engage it which will properly center such portion and prevent its lateral movement as well as to provide means for permanently securing vthe portion in place until its removal is required.

To the end that m'y invention may be unprovided the accompanying drawing, showing the preferred form of my device, which, however, is susceptible of changes that'will lie Within the meaning and intent of the invention and within the scope of the accompanying claims.

Figure l shows the and a removable bottom partially entered into said spout.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the spout on line lm Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of parts of the structure, showing a -bolt for securing the portions together.

1g. 4 is a longitudinal section of p0rtioiis of the spout on line gl-fy, Fig. 1; and,

Fig. shows, in perspective, the portions shown in Fig. 4.

A indicates a spout section under side of a spout of tapered with a longitudinalopening B closed by a tapered insertible portion'C, the small end of thesection being provided vwith a notch D lying longitudinally of the section communicating with the opening B.

On the small end of the insertible portion C is a stud which preferably consists of a stem E suita'bly secured in place and provided with a head F. When inserting the portion C into the section the stud is guided into the notch D which holds said portion laterally, or farther into the section.

is an aperture in the opposite end of the section and Gr is an aperture in the portion C whiohsregister with one another when the stud E, F is in its seat. A securing device such as a bolt G2, for example, may be used to ermanently secure the portion C in place. ince my invention is adapted for use with a removable part for the bottom of a grain spout or a spout for like use where the part lies within the spout it is important that some means of positively holding such part must be employed. That is to say, the friction of the material and the cast of such material upon the part tends to loosen it or move it, or any jarring that would tend to displace said part and allow leakage must be prevented. At the same time the means for securing the part must be simple but effective. All this has been provided for in my invention. A

Changes in the structure may be made without departing from the inventive idea since it is not my intention to confine myself to the particular arrangement shown and described herein.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination with a spout section having an opening in its lowermost wall, a removable closure lying within the section mensen Wall, a closure Within said section tapere to the other end of the section and closure for 1@ fit the same adapted to lie snugly upon the preventing lateral displacement of thatmemsame Closing the opening and adapte for *bef at that end.

receiving thereon the material being eenn testimony whereof l alix my signature, ducted, a. notch in the section at one end in presence of two Witnesses. communicating with the opening, a4 Stud on RALPH D. WHTMURE. the narrow end of the closure to engage in v*flitnessesz the notch preventing lateral displacement of ALBERT E. BERGLAND,

said closure, and means extending through GERTRUDE HUDDLESQN. 

